Locker hinge



JL KNELL March 16 1926.

LOCKER HINGE Filed June 17, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventory j/n //neZZ k..1. KNELL.

LOCKER HINGE Filed June l7 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 16, 1926.

UNITED sraias PATENT OFFICE.,

JOI-IN KNELL, OF AURORA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO ALL-STEEL-EQU? COMPANY, A

GOREORATION 0F LLINOIS.

LOCKER HNG-E.

Application fried .rune r?, 1925. serial No. 37,669.

To all who/nt t may concern.' y

Be it known that I, JOHN KNELL, a citi- Zen of the 'United States, and resident of Aurora, county of Kane, and State of illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Locker Hinges, of which the following is a specification, and which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

This invention relates to cabinets, and more particularly to metaly lockers and hinges therefor. g 1

One of the objects of the invention is the provision of simple mechanism for; hinging a door to a metal locker in such a4 manner that the weight of thedoorwillbe properly supported and the sagging of the same reduced to a minimum. Y

Another object of the invention is the provision of a new and improved hinge mechanism for hinging a door to a locker that is cheap to manufacture, easily assembled, efficient in operation, composed of av minimumnumber of parts, ksimple and rugged in construction, and that is not likely to become broken, distorted or get out of order. i

Other and further objects and advantages of thel invention will appear from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which y Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a locker showing the invention in position thereon;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the hinge;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionzon line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig, 4.- is a verticalA section on line e--l of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 1s an elevation oil the door, the view being taken `from lthe hinged edge thereof, parts broken awav; y

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the pintle and its attaching strip; 'p

Fig. 8 is a perspective View of the retaining plate;

Fig. 9 is a cross-section of a portion of the door post and door, ofla modified form 'of the device, showing the hinge `partly assembled;

Fig.` l0 a .section en Aline 1=f-f of horizontal'section on line 55.

Fig. 11 is a section on line 11-11 of "Fig, 10;

Fig. 12 is an edge elevation of a portion of the door showing the slot therein;

Fig. 13 is a cross-section of -a door and door post showing a still further modified form of the device, with the parts in parti)7 assembled relation;

, Fig. 141 is a section on line 14?111 of Fig. 15, showing a still further modified form of the device;

Fig. 15 is a section on line 15-15 of Fig. 11-7 with parts broken away; and

Fig. 16 is a section on line 16-16 of Fig, 14, with parts broken away.

Gn the drawing the reference character 10 designates a locker or cabinet which is preferably, though not necessarily, all metal and is provided with a door opening 11 which is adapted to be closed by a door or closure as is usual in such constructions.

The plate 12 forming the door part is preferably of. sheet metal and itsy edge is providedwwxitha flange 13 which may be return bent as at 14 for reinforcing the flange.

The door post or jamb 15 to which the door is hinged may be in the form of an angle bar having fianges 16 and 17 forming one of the corners of the locker. vThe adf jacent side panel 18 of the locker is attached tothe flange 16 and the flange 17 is adapted Vto support the door in a manner that will nowbe described.

The corner formed by the platev or panel 12 and the flange 13 is cut away to form a slot 19 as best shown in Fig.` 6. The slot 19 is extended both above and below in the fiange 13 as at 21 and 22, see Fig. 6,

to accommodate the entrance of the hinge pin'tle as willpresently appear.

The corners of the door'adjacent to the upper and lower ends of the slot 19 are pressed outward to form sockets or recesses y 23 and 211 for the reception of the upper and lower ends ofA the hinge pintle 25.' The hinge pintles are secured in any suitable manner to the door post. As shown more In assembling the device the loop portions 23 with the pintle 25 is inserted through the slots 19, 21 and 22 and the pintle seated in the sockets or recesses 23 and 24e. A. retainer plate 30 provided with flanges 32 spaced apart is rigidly secured to the flange 13 in any suitable manner as by means of the bolt 33. rThe flanges 32 engage the ends of the pintle and hold the same in the sockets or recesses 23 and 2i.

The width ot the strap 26 is substantially the same as the distance between the sockets 23 and 24, whereby a close tit is made and the door supported from the strap 26 by the shoulders 31 formed by the sockets 23 and integral with the door panel. rlhis is considered an important feature of the invention because this arrangement provides means for supporting the door with a minimum number oli part-s, and the sockets 23 and 2i and the shoulder 3l vbeing integral with the door construction insures against the rocking or sagging ot the door due to its use.

The form of the device shown in Figs. 9, 10, 11 and 12 di'lfers from that shown in Figs. 1 to 8 in that the slot 3i for the reception ot the hinge strap 26 oit the hinge, see Figs. 11 and 12, does not have an extension at each end thereof, corresponding to the extension slots 21 and 22 in Fig 6. In assembling this form of the hinge the eye of the hinge strap 26 is passed through the slot 34; adjacent to the side edge 35 ot the slot as shown in Fig. 9, and the pintle placed in the eye of the strap, after which the strap and pintle are slid back until the )intle engages the recesses 23 and 24:. vThe retainer plate 30 is then applied to hold the pintle in position as in the previous ligures, and the strap is rigidly connected to the door post 15 in the same manner as described above. It desired, the strap may be rigidly connected to t-he door post as by means of the bolts 27 as shown in Fig. 10, or 'by spot welding the same as at 3G in Fig. 13, before the same is inserted in the slot 34. ln this event, the strap being rigidly attached to the door post, is stationary and the door containing the slot 34: is manipulated to pass the slot therein over the strap, as clearly shown in Fig. 13. Alter the pin has been inserted and the door inanipulated to seat the pintle in the recesses N3,' the retainer `plate 30 is attached to hold 'the pintle in position as in the structures preriously disclosed.

rlhe remaining parts ot the construction are identical with the corresponding parts in Figs. 1 to 3 and are indicated Vby the same reference characters. A reiteration of their description is deemed unnecessary.

In the form ot the device shown in Figs. 14, 15 and 16 the retainer plate 30 is dispensed with, ears or tabs 37 and 3S integral with the llange 13 of the door being bent about the upper and lower ends respectively or" the pintle 25, for retaining the same in position in the recesses. The cars or tabs 37 and 38 are formed in the following manner. The slot 41, which corresponds to the slot 3i in Fig. 12, for the reception of the loop portion 26 ot the hinge, is shown as extending between the dott-ed lilies 42, 42 in Fig. 1U. An angular' slit is made above and below the slot ll which partially severs the portions 37 and 38. These portions are bent laterally about the ends ot the pintle to hold the same in the recesses, as shown in Fig. 1i.

lWhile in the embodiment of the invention shown, the sockets 23 and 2i are on the door construction, it is understood the arrangement may be otherwise, the construetion shown on the drawing being by way of example only.

In both forms ot the device show-n in Figs. 9 to 16 inclusive, it desired, the hinge pintle may be rigidly connected to the hinge strap, after which the strap may be passed through the slot in the door from the inside before it is connected to the door post.

It is thought from the foregoing taken in connection with the laccompanying drawings that the construction and operation of my device will be apparent to 'those skilled in the art, and that various chan-ges in size, shape, proportion and details ot construction may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

lVithout limiting inysellE to the construction and arrangement shown, claim:-

1. In combination, a locke-r having an opening, in one wall thereof, a reinforcing angle bar along one side of said opening, a closure for said opening -coniprising a sheet metal ypla-te havin-g one edge bent to l'orm a flange7 the apex of the angle formed lby said angle bar having a portion 4cut away to form a slot, and portions adjacent said slot pressed out to form sockets, a si rap having a pintle tor engaging said sockets, means tor attaching said strap to said angle bar, and means 'for holding said pintle in said sockets.

2. ln combination, a door post, a door supporting straprigid therewith, a door panel provided with a 4{lan-ge, sockets at the apex ot the angle formed by the tlmgc and panel` a pintle carried by said `rap for engaging said sockets1 and mea-ns tor holding the ends of said pint-le in said sockets.

3. A sheet metal door comprising a body portion, a flange along one side ot said body portion, the apex of the angle tor-ined by the flange and body portion bei-ng provided with a slot, and sockets termed 'by pressing the metal outward at said angle aboveand below said slot.

4;. In combinz-ition, ak sheet metal door comprising a body portion and a flange along one side edge of said body portion, integral sockets on saidV flange and body portion, a door post, a hinge pintle for engaging said sockets, and means for rigidly connecting said pintle to said post.

5. In combination, a door post, a hinge pintle mounted on said post, a door, sockets carried by said door for engaging said pintle, and a retaining memberdetaehably connected to said door, said member being provided with means for retaining said pintle in said sockets.

6. In combination, a door having sockets and shoulders integral therewith, a door supporting member, hinge pintles for engaging said sockets, and means for supporting said pintles from said support, said means engaging said shoulders for supporting said door.

7. In a locker provided with a door supporting member, a door comprising a sheet metal body portion having an integral flange and provided with sockets form-ing shoulders, hinge pintles engaging said sockets, straps looped about said pintles and engaging certain of said shoulders for supporting ,aid door, and means detachably connectcd to said flange for holding said p-intles in said sockets.

8. A door for lockers and the like, comprising a body of sheet metal, a [lange along one edge thereof, the corner formed by the flange and body portion being` slotted and having a socket aboveand below each slot, and a retaining member secured to said flange and having a lateral. extension opposite each socket for retaining the end of a pintle therein.

9. In a locker, a door post member, a door member. a strap on one of said members, said strap having an eye, a hinge pintle in said eye, the other member being provided with a slot for receiving said eye and having a recess above and belo-w said slot for receiving the ends of said pintle, and a retaining member having laterally extending lugs for engaging said pintle for holding the same in said recesses. l

10. In a locker, a door supporting member, a sheet metal door having one edge.

provided with a flange terminating in a return bent portion, said flange being pro vided with a slot, and recesses adjacent to said slot, a hinge member extending through said slot, means for connecting said hinge member to said door supporting member, and means including a pintle engaging said recesses for hingedly connecting said hinge mem'ber to said door.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature.

JOHN KNELL. 

